THE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MILLION POUND NOTE Huang PAGE 4 Running Head: THE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MILLION POUND NOTE The Rhetorical Analysis of The Million Pound Note Xiao Huang Shenzhen Middle School Background The Million Pound Bank Note is a short story written by American writer Mark Twain‚ and it was published late in the end of nineteenth century. It is notable to mention Mark Twain that he was highly praised by his friend‚ William Dean Howell‚ that ?Emerson
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In the novella‚ Daisy Miller‚ written by Henry James‚ Winterbourne views Daisy Miller as a simple and beautiful American flirt‚ and he uses her beauty to increase his status‚ ultimately objectifying her to just something he is able to control and use for his own benefit. While in Switzerland‚ Winterbourne meets an American girl who is often seen as a flirt‚ which is extremely uncommon in Europe‚ and frowned upon by many. Winterbourne has been in Europe so long that he is not aware if this is the
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Hortensio in the beginning of the play is one of the suitors to Bianca but then when he sees Bianca show her affections towards her teacher Cambio (Lucentio in disguise) he gives up on her and goes off to marry a wealthy widow instead. Hortensio is also a friend of Petruchio’s and is the character who actually introduces Petruchio to Katherina. Hortensio and Petruchio are very similar‚ they both want to marry someone wealthy (they are gold-diggers)‚ and their wives both are disobedient and shrew
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According to Business Dictionary‚ a good role model is “someone who other individuals aspire to be or look up to.” Tom Sawyer does not fit this definition for several reasons. Some characteristics of a good role model are trustworthy‚ honest‚ noble‚ reliable‚ and an independent thinker. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain‚ Tom Sawyer is not a good role model because he is dishonest and mischievous. To begin with‚ Tom Sawyer is dishonest. He often lies to his Aunt Polly about where he
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To be or not to be. Indeed‚ that is the ultimate question. After just witnessing the fall of the Great Gatsby‚ this question has‚ once again‚ haunted me. It has kept me awake at nights and‚ to be honest‚ I have been desperate in my efforts to search for an answer. We get told all the time to just ‘be ourselves‚’ yet it is not as simple as it sounds. There are certain social structures and rules that one must conform to. There exists‚ in the depths of our psyche‚ a universal manual for basic human
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America’s passion for the automobile developed rather quickly in the beginning of the twentieth century. At the turn of that century‚ there were few automobiles‚ or horseless carriages‚ as they were called at the time‚ and those that existed were considered frivolous playthings of the rich. They were rather fragile machines that sputtered and smoked and broke down often; they were expensive toys that could not be counted on to get one where one needed to go; they could only be afforded by the wealthy
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The third podcast discusses the myth of “Rags to Riches” by explaining its origin. Ben Franklin‚ a founding father who was born in poverty‚ was in the printing business. At the time‚ paper was made from rags and paper was used for printing. This is how he went from rags to riches. The American Dream‚ from the perspective of those who have grown prosperous‚ is made from hard work. But‚ do all hard workers reach the American Dream? No. Luck is involved. Malcolm Gladwell demonstrates this idea of accumulative
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A name was mentioned in Act II in parenthesis before Ruth’s line‚ which sparked an interest in me to research it. Where the playwright put her name‚ I could not just ignore it. She was a critically acclaimed actress and singer during a time where people of color were not widely accepted in the film industry. After further research‚ she was awarded a Tony the exact same year the civil rights movement‚ in 1968. Maybe Hansberry wanted this line said in the way Pearl Bailey would say it. “You remember
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Misogyny Misogyny is the systematic hatred of women. Misogynistic portrayals in literature tend to present female characters as physically‚ mentally‚ emotionally‚ or morally deficient. The Great Gatsby has three major female characters: Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker‚ and Myrtle Wilson‚ all of whom display moral corruption and have a negative impact on the male characters of the novel. Although the male characters in the novel are depicted as complex individuals with varying degrees of morality
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ELA5-05 February 9th‚ 2014 The Great Gatsby Literary Essay The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a perfect example of the ever decaying American Dream. The novel depicts how rich‚ or upper-class‚ people use materialism‚ money and social status to get ahead in life. The original American Dream is nothing compared to what’s depicted in the book. The use of lies and cheating is also very present in this story‚ it’s practically everywhere. Lastly‚ materialism and money go hand in hand
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